Fresh Headache for Tinubu's Govt as NLC Threatens Nationwide Protests, Gives Reason
- The NLC has threatened to mobilise its members for nationwide protests over the rising insecurity in some parts of the country
- Joe Ajaero, the president of the NLC, explained that Nigeria is currently under siege and that the union would not sit back and watch miscreants take over the country
- This came days after President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of a new Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, to address growing insecurity
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to declare a national day of mourning and mobilise its members for nationwide protests over the growing insecurity in the country.
The labour union made the vow while warning that it can no longer watch helplessly as criminal groups unleash terror in the country.
Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, decried the insecurity situation in the country, saying Nigeria was "under siege".
Speaking at the opening of the union's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos on Thursday, December 4, he lamented the latest school kidnapping in the country as well as the withdrawal of troops before the attack.
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Kebbi kidnapping: NLC demands investigation
Vanguard reported that the NLC president then called for a full investigation into the incident to unravel a suspicious compromise within the system. He noted that the union would not stand by and watch the country being overrun by criminal bandits.
His statement reads in part:
"We want to know who ordered the withdrawal of security operatives from that school. We will not allow kidnappers and bandits to overrun our nation.”
This came days after President Bola Tinubu announced the nomination of the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), as the new Minister of Defence. Musa's nomination followed the resignation of Abubakar Badaru from the same position.
President Tinubu had earlier announced the nomination of Musa as a minister-designate, just a day after he held a meeting with him at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, December 1.
General Musa visits presidential villa
General Musa reportedly arrived at the State House around 7 pm and was led to the office of the president immediately. The reason for the meeting was yet to be disclosed as of the time of writing this report.
One month after the sacking of Musa as the CDS, Nigeria has experienced a series of banditry attacks, women and children were kidnapped, and some innocent people were gunned down.
In Niger state, 300 pupils and 15 teachers were kidnapped at the St. Mary’s School in Agwara local government area. Students were kidnapped in Kebbi, and church worshippers were abducted in Kwara state.
The development has led to widespread outrage in the country, and the president, in addressing the matter, declared a state of emergency on security in the country. He also ordered massive recruitment in the police and military, while calling on the national assembly to amend the constitution to allow states to have their own police.
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Sani reacts as Tinubu appoints General Musa
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's nomination of the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, was commended by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna.
The Kaduna governor made the commendation in a long epistle on Tuesday, December 2, stirring reactions from some Nigerians.
Tinubu's nomination of General Musa came just one month after he sacked him as the Chief of Defence Staff in a major security overhaul.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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